Carbon trading, co-pollutants, and environmental equity: Evidence from California's cap-and-trade program (2011-2015).

BACKGROUND:Policies to mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can yield public health benefits by also reducing emissions of hazardous co-pollutants, such as air toxics and particulate matter. Socioeconomically disadvantaged communities are typically disproportionately ex...

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Main Authors: Lara Cushing, Dan Blaustein-Rejto, Madeline Wander, Manuel Pastor, James Sadd, Allen Zhu, Rachel Morello-Frosch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-07-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6038989?pdf=render